Author Archives: Pete

Treasure Up . . . and Ponder Anew!

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Pete

Kind of an interesting juxtaposition this morning . . . I’m reading the first chapter of the Revelation to John . . . and, in the background, are Christmas hymns being wonderfully played on a piano. I’m reading John’s record … Continue reading →

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What a House! . . . What a Savior!

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Pete

Sometimes it’s those verses we are the most familiar with that we are quickest to skim over . . . “Yeah, yeah,” we say in effect, “Been there . . . read that . . . let’s move on.” But … Continue reading →

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Man Greatly Loved

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Pete

Wrapping up Daniel this morning. You gotta like this guy. As a young man witnessed the destruction of his nation . . . was taken from his family (if they had survived) to a foreign land . . . and … Continue reading →

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Love Being in the Love of God!

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Pete

I love being bilingual . . . I can do Thanksgiving in two languages . . . Canadian and American . . . gotta’ love it. Sleep in a bit . . . move around a little slower in the … Continue reading →

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The Living God

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Pete

Kind of surprised me. I would have thought the term would have been found more often in the Scriptures. Found 13 times in the New Testament, only 15 times in all of the Old Testament. This morning I encountered it … Continue reading →

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The Elect Lady

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Pete

We don’t know much about her. John addresses her as “the elect lady” . . . or, in the Greek, elektos Kuria . . . some think that Kuria was her given name. That the lady was named Lady . … Continue reading →

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The Revealer

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Pete

Never fails to happen . . . there is always a joy and excitement about hitting the book of Daniel . . . like when the kids come home from Christmas . . . it’s familiar territory to them . … Continue reading →

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Christ in Me

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Pete

I’m not really that familiar with it (like not at all), but I know that there’s a whole genre of video game, I’m guessing a multi-million dollar industry, obsessed with winning the battle. That there are a lot people . … Continue reading →

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Filled with the Fragrance

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Pete

Sometimes I go back in my e-journal and wonder what I wrote concerning a passage in a previous year’s devo. This morning I went back looking for this one . . . John 12:1-12 is one of my favorite passages … Continue reading →

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The Glory Has Entered the Building!

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Pete

At men’s Bible study last week I was trying to be a bit facetious in order to make a point. In our “fly over” of the Old Testament we were “touching down” in Psalms. And so, to make the point … Continue reading →

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